Regulation 27D Area controls following confirmation of swine vesicular disease in pigs in EnglandF1

Following confirmation that swine vesicular disease is present in a pig in England, the Secretary of State may, following a risk assessment, decide—

(a)

not to declare any zone under these Regulations;

(b)

to declare a protection zone only or a surveillance zone only;

(c)

to declare a protection zone or a surveillance zone smaller in size than required by regulation 23(4);

(d)

to declare a protection zone or a surveillance zone shorter in duration than required by regulation 25A;

(e)

to disapply some or all of the measures in any or all of the following—

(i)

Schedule 1A;

(ii)

Schedule 3A;

(iii)

Schedule 4A.

Annotations

F1: Pts. 6A-6E inserted (E.W.) (29.4.2026) by The Exotic Animal Disease (Amendment) (England) Order 2026 (S.I. 2026/475), arts. 1(1), 3(25)